Madhubala, born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi on 14 February 1933, was an Indian actress and film producer and one of the leading stars of the Golden Age of Hindi cinema. She began as a child artiste at nine in Basant, moved to leading roles with Neel Kamal, and became a leading lady with Lal Dupatta and Mahal. She co-founded the production company Madhubala Private Ltd., and her comic performances in Mr. and Mrs. 55 and Gateway of India revived her career. Her portrayal of Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam in 1960, then the highest grossing Indian film, is named by critics among the finest performances in Indian cinema. She also starred in Howrah Bridge, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi and Barsaat Ki Raat. She died in 1969 at the age of 36.
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was an Indian actress and film producer who was one of the leading stars of the Golden Age of Hindi cinema
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Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi, British India, on 14 February 1933.
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and died in 1969 at the age of 36.
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was an Indian actress and film producer who was one of the leading stars of the Golden Age of Hindi cinema
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was an Indian actress and film producer who was one of the leading stars of the Golden Age of Hindi cinema
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was an Indian actress and film producer who was one of the leading stars of the Golden Age of Hindi cinema
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Her portrayal of Anarkali in the historical epic Mughal-e-Azam (1960) has been named by critics as one of the finest performances in Indian cinematic history.
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